Book cover

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Hey guys,

recently I’ve been writing down some bedtime-stories I have been telling my kid and as a present for him, I’d like to have it properly printed and bound, which obviously requires a cover.

Here now is how the artwork turned out. I’m pretty happy with it, but still sure that there is room for improvement, which is why I ask for your kind suggestions! I’m particularly interested in suggestions regarding compositing, color and “special effects”

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Some backstory: The book will be titled “Captain Cat and the Milky Way” and the scene depicted on the cover is a race between Captain Cat and her crew against the Tigerflyer (the most dashing pilot in the galaxy!) around a black hole.

Some technical details: All models, materials and textures are done by myself, with the following exceptions: The nebula in the background is AI generated and the black hole is done following the tutorial from Iridesium

So, what do you think? Thank you in advance :slight_smile:

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I like it. :smiley:

The only suggestion I would offer, is to try blocking out where you want the Title and other text to go. Even if not the final font to be used, I think putting roughly the text there (size, rough shape, color) will help you sense the “balance” of the full composition. :slight_smile:

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I really like it, the cover and the idea!. I think your you could add some blur to the 2 ships to give sense of speed.

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Thank you both for your kind advice!

Here is my second try with some (subtle) blur, which really does emphasize movement and the (German) title text added.

Also I pulled the brightness a little up, so that more details can be seen.

Do you think it’s better now?

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I think your kid will be an happy kid :smiley:

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It’s great, really cool idea!

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Alle Kinder sollen so guten Elternteil haben. :smile:

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